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Dennis the Menace ()


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When his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.

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Mr. Wilson
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Dennis Mitchell
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Martha Wilson
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Switchblade Sam
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Alice Mitchell
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Henry Mitchell
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Margaret Wade
Kellen Hathaway ...
Joey
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Chief of Police
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Polly
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Mickey
Hank Johnston ...
Gunther
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Andrea
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Edith Butterwell
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Edward Little
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Photographer
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Boss
Ethel Gerstein ...
Gaggle Lady #1
Rebecca Hogan ...
Gaggle Lady #2 (as Rebecca C. Hogan)
Leona Toppel ...
Gaggle Lady #3
Peggy Goldberg ...
Gaggle Lady #4
Jack McGuigan ...
Gaggle Man
Corey Vane ...
Mike
Casey Gamble ...
Hide and Seeker
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Babysitter (as Daiana Campeanu)
Robert A. Saunders ...
Broken Arm Babysitter
Beverly J. O'Donnell ...
Elderly Babysitter
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Ruff
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Next-Door Neighbor (uncredited)
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Caterer (uncredited)
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Dennis Mitchell's Neighbor (uncredited)
Kirk Kelly ...
Kid in Window (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nick Castle

Written by

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Hank Ketcham ... (based on characters created by)
 
John Hughes ... (written by)

Produced by

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Ernest Chambers ... executive producer
John Hughes ... producer (produced by)
Bill Ryan ... associate producer (as William Ryan)
Richard Vane ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Thomas E. Ackerman ... director of photography (as Thomas Ackerman)

Editing by

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Alan Heim

Editorial Department

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Margaret Goodspeed ... associate editor (as Margie Goodspeed)
Steve Kraus ... editing systems technician
David Orr ... color timer
John Spence ... assistant editor
Seth Vamos ... post-production coordinator
Fred C. Vitale ... assistant editor (as Fred Vitale)
David Young ... assistant editor (as David Eric Young)
Jeremy Milton ... additional editor (uncredited)
Tom Rovak ... colorist: video dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by

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Jim Bissell ... (as James Bissell)
David Willson

Art Direction by

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Michael Baugh
Steven Wolff ... (as Steve Wolff)

Set Decoration by

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Eve Cauley

Costume Design by

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Bridget Kelly
Ann Roth

Makeup Department

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Don Abbinanti ... assistant hair stylist (as Donald Abbinanti)
Tom Czarnopys ... sculptor
Rodger Jacobs ... assistant makeup artist
Dominic Mango ... assistant hair stylist
Linda Melazzo ... key makeup artist
Kenny Myers ... special makeup effects artist
Linda Rizzuto ... key hair stylist
Kelly Mann ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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R. Anthony Brown ... unit production manager (as Tony Brown)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joe Camp III ... first assistant director
James Giovannetti Jr. ... first assistant director: second unit (as James R. Giovannetti Jr.)
Freddie Hice ... second unit director
John Hockridge ... first assistant director: second unit
Randall Newsome ... second second assistant director
Richard Oswald ... second assistant director
Donna L. Shreve ... second assistant director: second unit (as Donna Shreve)

Art Department

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Paul V. Allen Sr. ... swing gang (as Paul Allen)
Mark Bachman ... signwriter
John Biesack ... art production assistant
Katherine Bulovic ... assistant to set decorator
David J. Chamerski ... assistant property master (as David Chamerski)
Daniel B. Clancy ... leadman (as Dan Clancy)
William Dambra ... property master
Edward England ... construction coordinator (as Eddie England)
Karen Fletcher Trujillo ... set designer (as Karen Fletcher)
Aaron C. Holden Jr. ... props: second unit (as Aaron Holden Jr.)
Philip C. Hurst ... greens coordinator (as Phil Hurst)
Jack Johnson ... illustrator
John P. Kenny III ... coordinator: Chicago (as John Kenny)
Robert E. Knight ... scenic painter
Blake E. Matthys ... laborer
Quentin Matthys ... swing gang
Carlos Medina Jr. ... lead greensman
John Mikels ... stand-by painter
Mike Monckton ... painter
James Nedza ... assistant art director (as Jim Nedza)
Troy Osman ... construction foreman
Tyler Osman ... carpenter foreman
Jay Siroy ... construction foreman (as Jay Sircy)
Frank White ... laborer
David Wilson ... assistant art director
Lisa Wolff ... buyer
John Alvin ... poster artist (uncredited)
Anthony Joseph Fatigato ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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James R. Alexander ... sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)
Christopher Assells ... dialogue editor
Kevin E. Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Dino Dimuro ... sound effects editor (as Dino DiMuro)
Richard Dwan Jr. ... sound editor
Victor Ray Ennis ... assistant sound editor
Scott Martin Gershin ... sound designer
Laura Graham ... adr editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush ... re-recording mixer
Per Hallberg ... supervising foley editor
Rick Hart ... re-recording mixer
Chris Hogan ... dialogue editor
Randy Kelley ... sound effects editor
Mary Jo Lang ... foley mixer
Mark Lanza ... assistant sound editor (as Mark A. Lanza)
Dave McMoyler ... sound editor
Philip D. Morrill ... assistant sound editor
Kelly Oxford ... sound effects editor
Troy Porter ... adr mixer
Alan Rankin ... assistant sound editor
John Rice ... assistant sound editor
Dan M. Rich ... dialogue editor (as Dan Rich)
John Roesch ... foley artist
Jeff Rosen ... foley editor
Frank Smathers ... foley editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
Wylie Stateman ... supervising sound editor
Alicia Stevenson ... foley artist
Mark P. Stoeckinger ... supervising adr editor
Bill Voigtlander ... adr editor
Michael D. Wilhoit ... supervising sound editor
Jeffrey A. Williams ... boom operator (as Jeff Williams)
Ronald L. Wright ... cable person (as Ronald Wright)
Carolyn Tapp ... foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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William D. Kennedy ... special effects (as Bill Kennedy)
John D. Milinac ... special effects (as John Milinac)
Dieter Sturm ... special effects: second unit
Brian Wood ... special effects
David Wood ... special effects
Michael Wood ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Daniel Chuba ... visual effects producer
Barry Dempsey ... animator
Syd Dutton ... matte paintings
Rebecca Marie ... visual effects supervisor
Tom Martinek ... digital scanning technician
Mike Meckler ... assistant animator (as Michael Meckler)
Amie Slate ... assistant animator
John Swallow ... visual effects executive producer
Kelly Tartan ... visual effects editor
Bill Taylor ... matte paintings
Cathy Wagner ... assistant animator
Max W. Anderson ... miniature effects supervisor (uncredited)
Luc G. Nicknair ... visual effects motion control first assistant camera (uncredited)

Stunts

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Troy Brown ... stunts
Danny Castle ... stunts
Christopher Epper ... stunts
Eurlyne Epper ... stunts
Mark Harper ... stunts
Rick LeFevour ... stunts
Stacy Logan ... stunts
Chad Randall ... stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino ... stunts (as Cris Thomas-Hice)
Kay Whipple ... stunts
Debbie Lee Carrington ... stunt double: Dennis (uncredited)
David LeBell ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Lawrence J. Anderson Jr. ... gaffer: second unit (as Larry Anderson)
Marsha Blackburn ... still photographer
L. Brian Blagowsky ... gaffer: second unit
James Blanford ... camera operator: "b" camera
Alphonse Blumenthal ... gaffer: second unit
Fernando M. Briones ... dolly grip (as Fernando Briones)
Chris Collins ... second assistant camera
Michelle Crenshaw ... first assistant camera: second unit
Terry Dee ... rigging gaffer
Scott Fieldsteel ... assistant chief lighting technician
Chris Freres ... best boy
John P. Friday ... assistant chief lighting technician (as John Friday)
Linda Gacsko ... assistant camera
Gregg Gannett ... : Second Unit
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez ... company grip
Steven Hiller ... first assistant camera
Dave June ... first assistant camera
Larry Kennedy ... chief lighting technician
Mark R. Lindberg ... gaffer: Chicago (as Mark Lindberg)
Ann Lukacs ... camera operator: second unit
David Moenkhaus ... second assistant camera: second unit (as Dave Moenkhaus)
Flemming Olsen ... director of photography: second unit
David L. Parrish ... camera operator (as David Parrish)
Ted Rhodes ... key grip
John S. Robertson ... key grip: Chicago (as John Robertson)
Reed Smoot ... director of photography: second unit
William Ward ... chief lighting technician (as Bill Ward)
Steve Yaconelli ... director of photography: second unit
Frank Yario Jr. ... video playback operator (as Frankie Yario Jr.)
William Allen Jr. ... grip (uncredited)
Mark N. Woods ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Darren Brereton ... animator: opening sequence

Casting Department

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Susanna Griffith ... casting assistant
Mark A. Ridge ... extras casting
Barbara L. Roche ... extras casting
Patrik Simpson ... extras casting
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting (uncredited)
Suzy Sachs ... additional casting: Washington (uncredited)
Dan Shaner ... casting assistant (uncredited)
Matthew Shields ... casting assistant: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Cheryl Beasley Blackwell ... costume supervisor (as Cheryl Beasly Blackwell)
David Mayreis ... set costumer
Carolyn Schraut-Barczak ... set costumer (as Carolyn Schraut-Barczak)

Location Management

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Jacolyn Bucksbaum ... location manager (as Jacolyn Baker)
Demetra Diamantopoulos ... location assistant
Mark Mamalakis ... assistant location manager
Maria C. Roxas ... location assistant
Benjamin Mueller ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Bruce Botnick ... music scoring mixer
Alexander Courage ... orchestrator
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor
Darrell Hall ... music editor
Kenneth Hall ... supervising music editor (as Ken Hall)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator
Scott Stambler ... music editor
Robert Adcock ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Richard Altenbach ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Philip Ayling ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Rick Baptist ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Timothy Barr ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Steve Becknell ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bill Booth ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Robert Brosseau ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Nicole Bush ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Darius Campo ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Russell Cantor ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tamara Chang ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Lily Ho Chen ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ron Clark ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gary Coleman ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Tony Cooke ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Matthew Cooker ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Douglas Davis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Mario De Leon ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Brian Dembow ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Drew Dembowski ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Joel Derouin ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Alan DeVeritch ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Burnette Dillon ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Earl Dumler ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Steve Edelman ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Christine Ermacoff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
David Ewart ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Feves ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Marlo Fisher ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Ron Folsom ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Matthew Funes ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Armen Garabedian ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Berj Garabedian ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Rick Gerding ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Julie Gigante ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Stanley B. Gill ... music recordist (uncredited)
Daniel Gold ... music prep (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Steven Gordon ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: keyboards, synth (uncredited)
Alan Grunfeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Mario Guarneri ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Clayton Haslop ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Scott Haupert ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Gwenn Heller ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Todd Hemmenway ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Boyde Hood ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Ron Jannelli ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Patricia Johnson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Karen Jones ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Kanter ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Roland Kato ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Dan Kelley ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Randy Kerber ... musician: keyboards, synth (uncredited)
Patricia Kindel-Heimerl ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Miran Kojian ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Marty Krystall ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Steve Kujala ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Timothy Landauer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Michael Lang ... musician: keyboards, synth (uncredited)
Dimitrie Leivici ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Kathleen Lenski ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dane Little ... musician: cello (uncredited)
David Low ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Warren Luening ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Margot MacLaine ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Earl Madison ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Rene Mandel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Don McInnes ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Ed Meares ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Todd Miller ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Victoria Miskolczy ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Bruce Morgenthaler ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Ralph Morrison ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Kenneth Munday ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Irma Neumann ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Maria Newman ... musician (uncredited)
Helen Nightengale ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Barbara Northcutt ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Mike Nowak ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Michael O'Donovan ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Robin Olson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Claudia Parducci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Sue Ranney ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
David Riddles ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Rafael Rishik ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jay Rosen ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Robin Ross ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Geraldine Rotella ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Self ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
David Shostac ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... concertmaster (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
David Speltz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sheryl Staples ... musician: violin (uncredited)
John Steinmetz ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Ann Stockton ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
George Thatcher ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Nick Vidar ... musician: keyboards, synth (uncredited)
James Walker ... musician: flute (uncredited)
John Walz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Miwako Watanabe ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Margaret Wooten ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Phillip Yao ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Mihail Zinovyev ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Scott Delsener ... script supervisor: second unit
Jan Evans ... script supervisor
Mary Tallman ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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John Hardy ... transportation captain
James Hogan ... transportation co-captain (as James A. Hogan)
Armand Paoletti ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Dawn Ascher-Trevino ... staff assistant (as Dawn Ascher)
Anita Boudreaux ... assistant: Nick Castle
Michelle Breger ... assistant: Richard Vane
Raymond Bulinski ... craft service (as Ray Bulinski)
Brandon Camp ... production aide
Katherine Codekas ... payroll: accountant
William Danaher ... dailies projectionist
Jeff Dlugolecki ... stand-in
Marty Elfalan ... assistant accountant (as Martin Elfalan)
Mark Gulbrandsen ... dailies projection technician
Mark Harden ... animal coordinator
Andrew Harmon ... researcher
Colleen Harrick ... assistant: Richard Vane
Sharon Kaczala ... assistant production secretary
Terry Kuebler ... animal trainer
Ross L. Kulma ... first aid (as Ross Kulma)
Lisa Ladek ... assistant production secretary (as Lisa Ladek-Benoit)
Jay Lehrfeld ... production aide
Ernie Malik ... unit publicist (as Ernest Malik)
Liz Newman ... production secretary
Alison Parraco ... assistant production accountant
George Patterson ... staff assistant
Kathy Petty ... production accountant (as Kathleen A. Petty)
Bob Saunders ... production aide
Bill Smith ... consultant: garden design
Joanne W. Strangman ... teacher (as Joanne Strangman)
Valerie Flueger Veras ... staff assistant (as Valerie Flueger)
Jane Vickerilla ... assistant: John Hughes
R. Ruddell Weatherwax ... dog trainer
Robert Weatherwax ... animal trainer
Patty Willett ... assistant production secretary
Bill Daly ... post-production accountant (uncredited)
Ben Schoen ... end title typographer: Scarlet Letters (uncredited)
Lisa Wilhoit ... additional voices (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Everyone's favorite kid from the comics is back. When his parents need to go out of town on business, he stays with the neighbors, George and Martha Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town. Written by Brian W. Martz

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Taglines He's armed... He's adorable... And he's out of school for the entire summer. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Dennis (United Kingdom)
  • Denis la malice (France)
  • Dennis, die Nervensäge (Germany)
  • Dennis (Germany)
  • Daniel el travieso (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross $117,300,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to Christopher Lloyd, after filming the scene where his character spears Gunther's apple with a knife and eats it, Hank Johnston, the young actor playing the role, was so frightened of Lloyd that he wouldn't approach him afterwards on the set. See more »
Goofs When Margaret cries about Dennis being lost, she holds the doll that was stolen from her earlier and which she has somehow reacquired before the thief's apprehension. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Last Action Hero/Once Upon a Forest/Jurassic Park/The Music of Chance (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Don't Hang Up See more »
Crazy Credits During the end credits, there is an additional scene with Dennis at Alice's workplace, who was forced to take him with her to work following the aftermath of Mr. Wilson getting hit in the forehead with a burnt marshmallow, and tries to help Andrea make copies of documents, only to wind up getting her face onto the copying scanner when her necklace gets caught in the machine and Dennis runs off in fear and alerting many of the other office workers. See more »
Quotes Switchblade Sam: Put a cork in it, you're giving me a headache.
Dennis: I don't have a cork.
Switchblade Sam: Shut your mouth.
Dennis: I can't because my nose is stuffy, because of my allergies. If I shut my mouth, I can't breathe good.
Switchblade Sam: Then keep your mouth open, but don't talk.
Dennis: Where do you put the cork when you put a cork in it?
Switchblade Sam: [Pants irritably a couple times] Didn't I ask you to shut your yap?
Dennis: What's a yap?
Switchblade Sam: It's your mouth!
Dennis: I can't shut my mouth because my nose is stuffy -...
Switchblade Sam: SHUT UP!
[echoes]
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